Possible Realization of non-BCS type Superconductivity in Graphene

Abstract

We show that the gauge field induced due to non-uniform hopping, in gapped graphene, can give rise to a non-BCS type of superconductivity. Unlike the conventional mechanisms, this superconductivity phenomena does not require any pairing. We estimate the critical temperature for superconducting-to-normal transition via Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless mechanism. Possibility of observing the same in ultra cold atomic gases is also pointed out.